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Azeez January 21, 2017

The Big 10: These are the stories that drove conversations this week

These are the top 10 stories that drove conversations this week. Accidental bombing of Borno IDPs camp The Nigerian on Tuesday accidentally dropped bombs on an Internally Displaced Persons camp…

Roqeebah January 16, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] The President’s response to the University of Maiduguri bombing

Early this morning, there was a terrorist attack on a mosque in the University of Maiduguri while members of the community there were observing Subhi prayers. While the number of casualties…

Azeez October 12, 2016

Buhari disheartened over bomb blast in Maiduguri

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said he was disheartened by the news of a bomb blast in a motor park in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State. Buhari said the incident…

Mazi Emeka September 20, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories to monitor today 1. EFCC seals of home of Katsina former governor The Economic and Financial Crime Commission has sealed off the home of…

Oludolapo Adelana September 19, 2016

Suicide bombing now a thing of the past – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says suicide bombing is now becoming a thing of the past in the country. Buhari made the disclosure on Monday while speaking at a bilateral meeting with…

Azeez August 9, 2016

ISIS claims responsibility for Pakistan hospital blast

The Islamic State group ISIS has claimed responsibility for Monday’s suicide bombing at a Pakistani hospital, killing at least 70 people, the IS-linked Amaq news agency said. “A martyrdom bomber…

Oludolapo Adelana July 5, 2016

Buhari condoles with Saudi Arabia over suicide bombing

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the suicide bombing in Madinah, which occurred on Monday in Islam's second holiest city. In a statement released by his Special adviser on Media and…

Kolapo Olapoju October 2, 2015

Independence Day tragedy: Suicide bombing in Sageri, Ajilari, Bulumkutu

Independence day ended in mourning for residents of Sageri, Ajilari, Bulumkutu and other communities in Borno state. Multiple female suicide bombers killed scores and wounded several people, as they detonated bombs in…

Kolapo Olapoju March 7, 2015

3 bombings rock Maiduguri, 50 dead and still counting

by Panshaj Ibrahim 50 people have been reported dead in three bombings in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Saturday, March 7. The first attack was carried out by a female suicide…

Isime Esene February 24, 2015

Jonathan reacts to Kano, Yobe bombings, says Boko Haram is getting desperate

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to today's suicide bombings in Yobe and Kano describing the act as "callous" and "desperate". In a statement released this evening by…

Kolapo Olapoju December 13, 2014

7 things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. It is with immense regret we announce that Christmas has been cancelled.....at least in Sierra Leone. The spread of the Ebola virus disease may be over…

June 8, 2014

BREAKING: 2 people killed as female suicide bomber strikes in Gombe

File photo by Isi Esene Reports coming in from Gombe indicate that two people have died after a female suicide bomber detonated a bomb along Biu Road. According to TheCable sources:…

December 22, 2012

Breaking News: 4 feared dead as suicide bombers attack telecoms facilities in Kano

The commercial city of Kano was Saturday morning enmeshed in coordinated attacks as suicide bombers hit the city, targeting telecom facilities. Vanguard gathered that barely an hour after a suicide…

November 28, 2012

Call for truce: Boko Haram requests for dialogue with FG

by Rachel Ogbu Following a double suicide bombing that killed at least 17 people at the Protestant Military Church, Armed Forces Command and Staff College in Jaji, Kaduna State, the…

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